ISHAQ
İSHAK
20 September, Sunday, 14:00, Fabrika
2025 | DCP | Colour | 20’ | English, German, Kurdish (Kurmanji); Turkish, English sub. | Germany, Iraq
DIRECTOR
Tuna Kaptan
CAST
Bettina Hoppe, Daniel Kamal, Mahabad Ibrahim
20 September, Sunday, 14:00, Fabrika
2025 | DCP | Colour | 20’ | English, German, Kurdish (Kurmanji); Turkish, English sub. | Germany, Iraq
DIRECTOR
Tuna Kaptan
CAST
Bettina Hoppe, Daniel Kamal, Mahabad Ibrahim
Classification: According to Article 7 of Law No. 5224, as amended on January 18, 2019, films that have not been evaluated or classified can only be shown at festivals, special screenings, and similar cultural and artistic events with an 18+ age restriction.
Both a grandmother living in Germany and her grandson, who is staying at an orphanage in northern Iraq, are mourning a profound loss. Silvi, who lost her daughter to ISIS, flies out to see her grandson, Ishaq. However, the distance she must overcome to connect with this little boy, who still bears the traumatic effects of war in his mind and body, is not merely limited to a physical journey. While the film questions the possibility of these two individuals growing closer, it explores the difficulty of healing the wounds of the past and erasing the deep scars of war.
Both a grandmother living in Germany and her grandson, who is staying at an orphanage in northern Iraq, are mourning a profound loss. Silvi, who lost her daughter to ISIS, flies out to see her grandson, Ishaq. However, the distance she must overcome to connect with this little boy, who still bears the traumatic effects of war in his mind and body, is not merely limited to a physical journey. While the film questions the possibility of these two individuals growing closer, it explores the difficulty of healing the wounds of the past and erasing the deep scars of war.

